عربي

See also: عربی, عربى, غربی, and غربي

Arabic

Etymology 1

Relative adjective (nisba) composed of عَرَب (ʿarab, “Arabs”) +‎ ـِيّ (-iyy).

Alternative forms

• عربى (ʿarabiyy) (Egypt, Sudan)

Adjective

عَرَبِيّ • (ʿarabiyy) m, fem عَرَبِيَّة (ʿarabiyya), masc pl عَرَب (ʿarab), fem pl عَرَبِيَّات (ʿarabiyyāt)

1. Arab
2. Arabic

   ‏اللُّغَة الْعَرَبِيَّة‎ ― al-luḡa l-ʿarabiyya ― the Arabic language

3. Arabian

Declension

Declension of adjective عَرَبِيّ (ʿarabiyy)

Singular	Masculine		Feminine
	basic singular triptote		singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	عَرَبِي ʿarabī	الْعَرَبِي al-ʿarabī	عَرَبِيَّة ʿarabiyya	الْعَرَبِيَّة al-ʿarabiyya
Nominative	عَرَبِيٌّ ʿarabiyyun	الْعَرَبِيُّ al-ʿarabiyyu	عَرَبِيَّةٌ ʿarabiyyatun	الْعَرَبِيَّةُ al-ʿarabiyyatu
Accusative	عَرَبِيًّا ʿarabiyyan	الْعَرَبِيَّ al-ʿarabiyya	عَرَبِيَّةً ʿarabiyyatan	الْعَرَبِيَّةَ al-ʿarabiyyata
Genitive	عَرَبِيٍّ ʿarabiyyin	الْعَرَبِيِّ al-ʿarabiyyi	عَرَبِيَّةٍ ʿarabiyyatin	الْعَرَبِيَّةِ al-ʿarabiyyati
Dual	Masculine		Feminine
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	عَرَبِيَّيْن ʿarabiyyayn	الْعَرَبِيَّيْن al-ʿarabiyyayn	عَرَبِيَّتَيْن ʿarabiyyatayn	الْعَرَبِيَّتَيْن al-ʿarabiyyatayn
Nominative	عَرَبِيَّانِ ʿarabiyyāni	الْعَرَبِيَّانِ al-ʿarabiyyāni	عَرَبِيَّتَانِ ʿarabiyyatāni	الْعَرَبِيَّتَانِ al-ʿarabiyyatāni
Accusative	عَرَبِيَّيْنِ ʿarabiyyayni	الْعَرَبِيَّيْنِ al-ʿarabiyyayni	عَرَبِيَّتَيْنِ ʿarabiyyatayni	الْعَرَبِيَّتَيْنِ al-ʿarabiyyatayni
Genitive	عَرَبِيَّيْنِ ʿarabiyyayni	الْعَرَبِيَّيْنِ al-ʿarabiyyayni	عَرَبِيَّتَيْنِ ʿarabiyyatayni	الْعَرَبِيَّتَيْنِ al-ʿarabiyyatayni
Plural	Masculine		Feminine
	basic broken plural triptote		sound feminine plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	عَرَب ʿarab	الْعَرَب al-ʿarab	عَرَبِيَّات ʿarabiyyāt	الْعَرَبِيَّات al-ʿarabiyyāt
Nominative	عَرَبٌ ʿarabun	الْعَرَبُ al-ʿarabu	عَرَبِيَّاتٌ ʿarabiyyātun	الْعَرَبِيَّاتُ al-ʿarabiyyātu
Accusative	عَرَبًا ʿaraban	الْعَرَبَ al-ʿaraba	عَرَبِيَّاتٍ ʿarabiyyātin	الْعَرَبِيَّاتِ al-ʿarabiyyāti
Genitive	عَرَبٍ ʿarabin	الْعَرَبِ al-ʿarabi	عَرَبِيَّاتٍ ʿarabiyyātin	الْعَرَبِيَّاتِ al-ʿarabiyyāti

Antonyms

• أَعْجَمِيّ (ʾaʿjamiyy)

Noun

• عَرَبِيّ • (ʿarabiyy) m, pl عَرَب (ʿarab), fem عَرَبِيَّة (ʿarabiyya)

1. Arab
2. (colloquial) Arabic (language)

   ‏لَا أَتَكَلَّم عَرَبِي.‎ ― lā ʾatakallam ʿarabī. ― I don't speak Arabic.

Declension

Declension of noun عَرَبِيّ (ʿarabiyy)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	عَرَبِي ʿarabī	الْعَرَبِي al-ʿarabī	عَرَبِي ʿarabī
Nominative	عَرَبِيٌّ ʿarabiyyun	الْعَرَبِيُّ al-ʿarabiyyu	عَرَبِيُّ ʿarabiyyu
Accusative	عَرَبِيًّا ʿarabiyyan	الْعَرَبِيَّ al-ʿarabiyya	عَرَبِيَّ ʿarabiyya
Genitive	عَرَبِيٍّ ʿarabiyyin	الْعَرَبِيِّ al-ʿarabiyyi	عَرَبِيِّ ʿarabiyyi
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	عَرَبِيَّيْن ʿarabiyyayn	الْعَرَبِيَّيْن al-ʿarabiyyayn	عَرَبِيَّيْ ʿarabiyyay
Nominative	عَرَبِيَّانِ ʿarabiyyāni	الْعَرَبِيَّانِ al-ʿarabiyyāni	عَرَبِيَّا ʿarabiyyā
Accusative	عَرَبِيَّيْنِ ʿarabiyyayni	الْعَرَبِيَّيْنِ al-ʿarabiyyayni	عَرَبِيَّيْ ʿarabiyyay
Genitive	عَرَبِيَّيْنِ ʿarabiyyayni	الْعَرَبِيَّيْنِ al-ʿarabiyyayni	عَرَبِيَّيْ ʿarabiyyay
Plural	basic broken plural triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	عَرَب ʿarab	الْعَرَب al-ʿarab	عَرَب ʿarab
Nominative	عَرَبٌ ʿarabun	الْعَرَبُ al-ʿarabu	عَرَبُ ʿarabu
Accusative	عَرَبًا ʿaraban	الْعَرَبَ al-ʿaraba	عَرَبَ ʿaraba
Genitive	عَرَبٍ ʿarabin	الْعَرَبِ al-ʿarabi	عَرَبِ ʿarabi

Related terms

• عَرَب (ʿarab)

Descendants

• Hindi: अरबी (arabī)
• Maltese: Għarbi
• Persian: عربی ('arabi)
• Urdu: عربی ('arabī)

See also

• إِعْرَاب m (ʾiʿrāb) "Arabic inflection"
• عُرُوبَة f (ʿurūba) "Arabness"

Etymology 2

Verb

عَرِّبِي • (ʿarribī) (form II)

1. second-person feminine singular active imperative of عَرَّبَ (ʿarraba)